Comments on: An over-abundance of apps isn’t the same as app burnouthttp://pando.com/2013/02/18/an-over-abundance-of-apps-isnt-the-same-as-app-burnout/
speaking truth to the new powerTue, 03 Mar 2015 21:51:56 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: CodersLexiconhttp://pando.com/2013/02/18/an-over-abundance-of-apps-isnt-the-same-as-app-burnout/#comment-46552
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:55:36 +0000http://pandodaily.com/?p=70025#comment-46552Well we seem to think that people are burning out on “useless” apps. They are just coming to expect more out of their apps. Some of the apps most widely used include Facebook, Google search, Gmail, YouTube, Twitter etc. Apps that don’t stand on their own, but have real back-end support. We talk more about it in our article that you might want to check out…

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Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:01:46 +0000http://pandodaily.com/?p=70025#comment-46407nathanielmott Thanks for sharing those other comments – agreed 100%. The very fact that you need three email apps says to me that mailbox hasn’t been cracked on phones. Until that time when you have one seamless and reliable resource, it makes sense to hedge your bets. In the same way that the stock exchange (sometimes) works, an efficient app market is the best way of finding the true value of an app. You need volume in order to get the best results. Eventually, one mailbox app will become more dominant than the rest. Until then, consumers like us have to spread our ‘portfolio’ to get the returns we need from the apps available.
As you mentioned in another post about the app store being the McDonalds of software distribution, it looks like the market regulator (eg the app store in this case) requires some fundamental changes, not the market itself.
]]>By: nathanielmotthttp://pando.com/2013/02/18/an-over-abundance-of-apps-isnt-the-same-as-app-burnout/#comment-46326
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:29:40 +0000http://pandodaily.com/?p=70025#comment-46326Craig Watson You hit the nail on the head. I explored this further in a previous version of this post, where I wrote:
“I had three email apps installed on my iPhone just yesterday. Mailbox, Gmail for iOS, and the default Mail.app all called my iPhone home, though Mail.app was tucked away into a folder, Gmail was on my last home screen, and Mailbox was set in my iPhone’s dock. I did something similar with read-later services — Pocket was stuck in a “Media” folder, Readability replaced Quote.fm in my dock, and Quote.fm assumed the back-of-the-iPhone position.
Some might call this overkill. Three apps for one function? Madness. But it worked for me, if only because it meant there were second-and third-string apps that could pick up the slack if another failed. Mailbox’s servers crashed? Time to use Gmail. Readability won’t display a saved article properly? Pocket might. Each app has its own strengths and weaknesses — why not enjoy the App Store’s breadth and use it to fill the holes in a workflow?”
And then:
“Take, for example, Uber. Someone in New York, San Francisco, or any of the other cities Uber has expanded to might use the app all the time, occasionally, or only in emergencies. Is it better to keep that app around for the rare occasion that it’s useful, or would it be better to delete the app and free up that 11.5 megabytes worth of space? It only takes one umbrella-less rainy day to make a compelling argument for the former.”Two separate points, but the latter certainly speaks to your once-a-year use case for Flashlight.
]]>By: nathanielmotthttp://pando.com/2013/02/18/an-over-abundance-of-apps-isnt-the-same-as-app-burnout/#comment-46325
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:29:39 +0000http://pandodaily.com/?p=70025#comment-46325Craig Watson You hit the nail on the head. I explored this further in a previous version of this post, where I wrote:
“I had three email apps installed on my iPhone just yesterday. Mailbox, Gmail for iOS, and the default Mail.app all called my iPhone home, though Mail.app was tucked away into a folder, Gmail was on my last home screen, and Mailbox was set in my iPhone’s dock. I did something similar with read-later services — Pocket was stuck in a “Media” folder, Readability replaced Quote.fm in my dock, and Quote.fm assumed the back-of-the-iPhone position.
Some might call this overkill. Three apps for one function? Madness. But it worked for me, if only because it meant there were second-and third-string apps that could pick up the slack if another failed. Mailbox’s servers crashed? Time to use Gmail. Readability won’t display a saved article properly? Pocket might. Each app has its own strengths and weaknesses — why not enjoy the App Store’s breadth and use it to fill the holes in a workflow?”
And then:
“Take, for example, Uber. Someone in New York, San Francisco, or any of the other cities Uber has expanded to might use the app all the time, occasionally, or only in emergencies. Is it better to keep that app around for the rare occasion that it’s useful, or would it be better to delete the app and free up that 11.5 megabytes worth of space? It only takes one umbrella-less rainy day to make a compelling argument for the former.”Two separate points, but the latter certainly speaks to your once-a-year use case for Flashlight.
]]>By: Craig Watsonhttp://pando.com/2013/02/18/an-over-abundance-of-apps-isnt-the-same-as-app-burnout/#comment-46310
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:23:00 +0000http://pandodaily.com/?p=70025#comment-46310Good article and I’d definitely agree that there’s a difference between an over-abundance of apps and app burnout. My ‘app’ library ranges from everyday apps (Flipboard) to when I’m up in the attic every Christmas to dig out the Christmas tree (Flashlight). Even still, the once a year use case is just as important to me as the every day one. In between are a host of apps that have been downloaded and either deleted or never used again. Call it the ‘Polarization of the Apps’ where some need to work harder for your love than others. Either way the app ecosystem is a long way from becoming over-populated and settled in my opinion.
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